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erencich's review against another edition
5.0
Review originally posted at Doodle's Book Blog
Independence was all I had hoped the ending of this truly amazing series would be and more. Shelly Crane dazzled us with Significance, Accordance, and Defiance, and I'm sad to see it end. However, I love the way she tied all the strings up into a nice bow. All my questions, worries, and hopes for Maggie and Caleb were answered.
It's been a long time coming and the wedding is finally approaching. They have one thing standing in their way to happiness and the only way to ensure a bright future for their friends and family is to take out the obstacle, but first they have to find him.
I could gush about this book and series all day, but I don't want to give too much away. Independence starts right where Defiance left off on the roof of the palace in London. While reading I kept taking small breaks, delaying the end, counting pages and thinking of so many things that could happen. I was psyching myself out, but there was nothing to be afraid of. The ending was bittersweet and my eyes began watering with happy, content tears.
There are so many things I love about this book: the wedding itself, the way Shelly described certain events of the honeymoon, and even the big ending. The pacing that lead from the palace to the wedding to the very last page was perfect. There was always something going on or a problem that needed to be solved. I felt that Maggie was more emotional in this book then she was in the rest, but she was still the strong, caring, protective person that we've come to love. Her wedding was exquisite and the depiction of the dress was to die for. The events that took place during the honeymoon that could have been explicit weren't. I'm so glad that she didn't switch the audience of this book to new adult because I think it would have tarnished the innocence that I've always associated with this series.
Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better ending. Shelly Crane concluded this series with grace and I can't wait to see it on the big screen. Here's to hoping there are more books from the Ace world in the future!
Independence was all I had hoped the ending of this truly amazing series would be and more. Shelly Crane dazzled us with Significance, Accordance, and Defiance, and I'm sad to see it end. However, I love the way she tied all the strings up into a nice bow. All my questions, worries, and hopes for Maggie and Caleb were answered.
It's been a long time coming and the wedding is finally approaching. They have one thing standing in their way to happiness and the only way to ensure a bright future for their friends and family is to take out the obstacle, but first they have to find him.
I could gush about this book and series all day, but I don't want to give too much away. Independence starts right where Defiance left off on the roof of the palace in London. While reading I kept taking small breaks, delaying the end, counting pages and thinking of so many things that could happen. I was psyching myself out, but there was nothing to be afraid of. The ending was bittersweet and my eyes began watering with happy, content tears.
There are so many things I love about this book: the wedding itself, the way Shelly described certain events of the honeymoon, and even the big ending. The pacing that lead from the palace to the wedding to the very last page was perfect. There was always something going on or a problem that needed to be solved. I felt that Maggie was more emotional in this book then she was in the rest, but she was still the strong, caring, protective person that we've come to love. Her wedding was exquisite and the depiction of the dress was to die for. The events that took place during the honeymoon that could have been explicit weren't. I'm so glad that she didn't switch the audience of this book to new adult because I think it would have tarnished the innocence that I've always associated with this series.
Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better ending. Shelly Crane concluded this series with grace and I can't wait to see it on the big screen. Here's to hoping there are more books from the Ace world in the future!
nuricornbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Estuvo bien, se arreglaron todas las cosas que necesitaban arreglo, pero no disfruté tanto como con los otros ya que fue algo un tanto predecible y muy perfecto, por así decirlo.
Aún así sigo amando con todo mi corazón a Caleb, el sí que sigue siendo mejor con cada libro. Lo amo.
Aún así sigo amando con todo mi corazón a Caleb, el sí que sigue siendo mejor con cada libro. Lo amo.
halynah's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant ending of the series! Caleb and Maggie were awesome in every situation - their romance is so beatiful, tender, full of reverence and dedication - one of the best couples in the genre! A must-read for all the teens and other age categories of readers - this books shows the epitome of the perfect relationships (what a pity, that imprints are not real!).
wiks's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jque97's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
firevsice's review against another edition
3.0
Noooo I just came across this series 3 days back and since then I have been reading non-stop! I don't want it to end soo fast!!
Love Maggie and Caleb!
Love Maggie and Caleb!
paigedreams's review
5.0
Wow. This is such a beautiful series. ~I loved every twist, every imprint, every vision. Everything was set out perfect, this book couldn't of got better. During some points I didn't know how things would turn out, but then everything turned out right!
jen286's review
3.0
While I did enjoy this book I did have one main flaw with it - she has a vision of herself being shot while they are on the beach with her brother and wife. So the day of their wedding they get a call from Marcus so they are all we need to all get out of here! So where do they go to get away? The beach. Really? Why not go somewhere else? Sure bad things can still happen in the mountains, but why try to make the vision come true by going to the place where it happens? It just seems like if it were me I would not go to the beach until we caught the bad guy. Still a good story but that bugged me.